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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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